Modular Training Course For Youth Workers on Facilitating Learning

The training course will contribute to developing youth workers “Facilitating Learning” competences based on the ETS Competence model for youth workers to work internationally:

• To identify and meet the learning needs of young people
• To facilitate learning in and from the group
• To select, adapt or create appropriate methods
• To stimulate intercultural learning in international settings
• To facilitate the process of reflection and recognition of learning

Please check preliminary programme to see how objectives are reflected in the training programme. 

Highlights of this training activity:

Aligned to the ETS competence model for Youth Workers - the course objectives and content are aligned with professional competences expected for Facilitating Learning in international youth work settings

Focuses primarily on international youth work context - how to facilitate learning in international activities like youth exchanges, international volunteering groups, etc. 

Certified training - the broad coalition of partners will create opportunities for the course participants to assess, validate and recognise competence development at the international level and in specific countries (if possible). 

Digital friendly - the training and competence assessment methodology and activities will include using digital tools and platforms, for example, YouthWorkPathways.net platform and digital Open Badges.

Long-term development opportunity - participants willing to continue to develop their professional youth work competences will be invited to apply for the upcoming training courses on other competence areas.

Endorsed by the broad partnership of Cities of Learning members, and other national and international organisations from the youth work field.

Participants profile:

This course is for people who are:

• Youth workers*
• Group leaders in youth exchanges
• Youth trainers and facilitators
• Youth programme and project managers
• Mentors of volunteers
• Directly working with young people, preferably in international context
• Age: from 18 years.
• Language: a sufficient level of English is necessary to participate in this course.

Eligible countries: Erasmus+ Programme countries and countries of our project partners (Armenia, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia)

*Youth worker is understood as someone work with young people in a wide variety of non-formal and informal learning contexts, typically focusing on young people personal and social development through one-on-one relationships and group-based activities. 

**Facilitating Learning means establishing dialogue and ensuring cooperation mechanisms with individuals, groups and communities. This means that the youth worker has the attitudes, knowledge and skills to support young people in identifying and pursuing their learning needs and to then choose, adapt or create methods, methodologies and digital tools in residential and online environments accordingly. (Source: European Training Strategy Competence model for youth workers working internationally)

Digital credentials and certification

This training activity is a unique opportunity for participants to use up-to-date and digital recognition solutions, such as digital Open Badges and https://youthworkpathways.org  platform. Participants can use 360-degree competence assessment, earn digital badges, and receive certificates proving their competence development.

Youthpass process and certificate will be offered to participants joining this training programme.

Watch this video explaining how partners build competence assessment, validation and recognition systems: https://bit.ly/YW-TrCertvideo

Experiened team of trainers will facilitate this training activity:

Laimonas Ragauskas, Nectarus, International Youth Work Trainers Guild: http://trainers.salto-youth.net/LaimonasRagauskas 

Nerijus Kriauciunas, Cities of Learning Network: http://trainers.salto-youth.net/NerijusKriauciunas